Mariam Moustafa's family took the decision to release this picture to the media (Image: SWNS.com)

Keyboard commentators should also be careful not to help the guilty thugs escape the law, by making prejudicial comments online.

One person has been arrested and police have said that they are actively searching for others. No-one has yet been charged. But as The Post and all other reputable publishers are aware, legal proceedings are very much active – including on social media.

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Most of the world now uses social media. But logging on to publishing platforms like Facebook and Twitter comes with responsibilities – most significant of which is the need for users to stay within the law.

Everyone will understand the public anguish of Mariam’s distraught friends and family as they try to cope with the teenager’s death.

However, no-one will forgive a Facebook user whose online comments prevent Mariam’s attackers being brought before the courts.